health

• Health services fail to focus on ‘person-centred’ care, report finds

  New research suggests health services do not give people adequate control of their own health and care.

  

• STPs ‘under pressure’ and ‘under funded’, survey reveals

  Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) are ‘under pressure’ as local authorities and health organisations struggle to integrate, survey reveals.

  

• Advanced dementia care not ‘fit for purpose’, warn care researchers

  Healthcare services are not currently tailored to the complex needs and symptoms of people with advanced dementia, warn care researchers.

  

• NHS faces ‘winter of woe’ unless councils tackle delayed discharges

  The National Health Service could face a ‘winter of woe’ unless hospitals and local authorities tackle delayed discharges, surgeons organisation says.

  

• Rural communities ‘worried’ about declining health services, survey reveals

  Declining health services are the biggest worry for people living in the countryside, according to new figures.

  

• Over 100 pesticides detected on fruit and veg in schools, campaigners claim

  Campaigners have found over 100 different pesticides on the fruit and vegetables supplied to schools by the department of health.

  

• Coastal communities ‘worst performing areas’, according to new study

  Britain’s coastal communities are among the worst ranked parts of the country across a range of economic and social indicators, new report finds.

  

• Council fined £10,000 for health and safety failings

  A Scottish council has been fined £10,000 for health and safety failings after a worker sustained serious injuries falling off a ladder.

  

• Academics call for GP-based HIV testing to be rolled out

  Researchers have called for GP testing to be rolled out in 74 local authorities, after a study found it was cost-effective and will help save lives.

  

• Holyrood needs ‘long-term financial strategy’ for health and social care integration

  A long-term strategy and more resources are needed to support the planned integration of health and social care services in Scotland, finance experts warn.